![]() What happened there? And can it last? My hunch: Amp is the next format in town to change to something else. KIIS was 8th at 3.3 Amp was tied with talker KRLA (870 AM) at 26th with a 1.5. And while KROQ (106.7 FM) may be “world-famous,” it is Alt 98.7 (KYSR, 98.7 FM) that dominates the alternative rock format, coming in with a 2.3 compared with KROQ’s 1.6.Īmp Radio (KAMP, 97.1 FM), which once was within striking distance of top-40 leader KIIS-FM, is no longer even close. KKLQ (100.3 FM) - the former Sound - has apparently inspired new listeners, earning a solid 2.4 share of the audience … almost to the level the station had as The Sound. KOST FM reveals date and time when Christmas music programming will returnĪ few stations surprised me. If your satellite radio stations seem a little different, we’ve got your number Pee-Wee Herman will host his own show with ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’ co-stars on KCRW How KLOS 95.5 worked through the pandemic and was named rock station of the year 1: Here’s what radio competitors should do I will look into this for a future column. ![]() Since the shutdown started, though, KLOS has beaten Jack four of five months, and tied another. KLOS (95.5 FM) has also benefited over the past seven months, and was right behind KFI in 6th place with a 3.6 share, barely beating out Jack-FM (KCBS-FM, 93.1)’s 3.5. Rounding out the top-five were My FM KBIG (104.3 FM) at 4.8, former leader KOST (103.5 FM) at 4.6, and KFI (640 AM) at 4.0. The Wave had been hovering in the top-10 for a long time, but it appears to be a beneficiary of new listening habits, and the current rating of 5.6, 0.2 higher than in August, is its highest rating ever … even higher than when the station was rocker KMET. If I am reading the chart right, this is KRTH’s fifth straight month at the top … I guess those ‘80s hits have been a hit. 1 by a wide margin - almost a full point - over second-place The Wave KTWV (94.7 FM), 6.5 to 5.6. So in the semi-normal ratings that were released by Nielsen for September, we had some of the usual suspects on top or toward the top, though the order has changed somewhat: KRTH (101.1 FM) was No. Some changes appear to be holding, but that may be that listeners had a chance to discover new favorites. As time has progressed, we’ve gotten a little back to normal and the ratings have followed suit. Perhaps I can find a middle ground where the top-20 is listed monthly but the full report still comes out quarterly.Īnyway, at the beginning of the Covid-19 shutdown, listening habits were thrown into a tizzy. But here’s the problem: If I reported every ratings release, there would be little time or space for the real stories, like bashing corporate radio ad nauseam. I will do a story in the future on why I think they probably are not, but for now we’ll stick with this. Stations have access to information at least weekly, so theoretically, the ratings are more accurate. Once the company changed methodology to PPM - Portable People Meter - in which stations were “heard” by a device that automatically registered listening rather than relying on someone’s recall and dedication to writing what they heard down in a book - Arbitron, now Nielsen, was able to speed the process and release full “books” every four weeks. There were “Arbitrends” that came out for stations monthly, but that information was - supposedly at least - released only to subscribing stations. I have to admit, it was easier reporting on radio ratings back in the old days, when the full Arbitron “books” were released every three months. If you know of any recordings, please send them my way. ![]() I cannot find any recordings of Kennedy (Narz) in KPOL. He is survived by three children a daughter-in-law, a granddaughter, and his sister. Kennedy passed away on October 7th at the age of 93 at his home in Oxnard after a short illness. His infectious smile and mild manner put contestants at ease, and the way he controlled the board on “Split Second” was magical to a young kid watching during school breaks. Kennedy exuded friendliness and that aspect is one of the reasons he was so popular. He wanted to avoid confusion as both brothers were in television at the time and both were known as, among other things, game show hosts. Kennedy was the brother of Jack Narz, which is the reason he eventually changed his stage name to Tom Kennedy. You may know Tom Kennedy as a longtime host of some classic television game shows, 15 in all including “You Don’t Say,” “Name That Tune,” “Password Plus,” and one of my all-time favorites, “Split Second.”īut in the early days of his broadcasting career, Kennedy - using his given name of Jim Narz - was a DJ playing music on KPOL (now KMPC, 1540 AM). ![]()
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